This is the original performance of the radioplay of my novelette, “The Chronology Protection Case,” before a live audience at the Mark Goodson Theater in the Museum of Television and Radio in New York City, 27 September 2002… The radioplay by Mark Shanahan, with Paul Levinson and Jay Kensinger – adapted from my 1995 novelette – was nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award by the Mystery Writers of America for Best Play of 2002. Details on the play follow, and then the novelette. the play written by Mark Shanahan, with Paul Levinson and Jay Kensinger, from the novelette by Paul Levinson directed by Elysa Marden produced by Terry Ashe-Croft and Esmee for Stage Shadows cast and crew Mark Shanahan … Dr. Phil D’Amato Ted Deasy … Jack Donovan, Richard Hays Gina Daniels … Julie Fenwick, Mazy, Janny Murphy Jeff Peters … Ed Monte, Sam Abrahmson, Officer, Nurse Johnson Deborah Thomas … Lauren Goldring, Deborah Joel Farrell: announcer Bob Feldman: music (saxophone) Chip Cristarella: sound design Amanda Montalbano: assistant, sound design the novelette written by Paul Levinson, first published in Analog Magazine, September, 1995 reprinted: Supernatural Sleuths, edited by Charles Waugh and Martin Greenberg, ROC Books, 1995; Infinite Edge magazine, June-July 1997; Nebula Awards 32: SFWA’s Choices for Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, edited by Jack Dann, Harcourt Brace, 1998; The Best Time Travel Stories of All Time, edited by Barry Malzberg, I-Books, 2003 awards: finalist for Sturgeon Award for Best Short Science Fiction, 1996; Nebula Award nominee, 1997 movie and other productions movie Jay Kensinger produced a low-budget movie of The Chronology Protection Case in early 2002. Jay Kensinger wrote the script, and played Phil D’Amato in the movie. Mark Shanahan consulted the Kensinger script as well as the Levinson novelette when writing the radioplay. Levinson also provided consultation for the radio script. A trailer for the Kensinger movie of The Chronology Protection Case can be seen at Paul Levinson’s blog – scroll down on the right. second radioplay Mark Shanahan and Charles de Montebello produced a second radioplay of The Chronology Protection Case, released online and on CD by Listen and Live (Audible) in 2004. Shanahan again played D’Amato, but with an entirely different cast, new music, and studio sound effects Phil D’Amato The Chronology Protection Case in 1995 marked the debut of Levinson’s fictional forensic detective. D’Amato later appeared in two novelettes (“The Copyright Notice Case,” 1996, and “The Mendelian Lamp Case,” 1997, both published in Analog), and in three novels (The Silk Code, 1999; The Consciousness Plague, 2003; and The Pixel Eye, 2004, all published by Tor Books). The Silk Code won the Locus Award for Best First Novel of 1999. Dr. Stanley Schmidt was editor at Analog for all three D’Amato novelettes. Dr. David Hartwell edited the three D’Amato novels at Tor Books. Further details on D’Amato’s adventures and accomplishments can be found at his Wikipedia entry: Phil D’Amato’s Wikipedia article my latest time-travel novel: The Plot to Save Socrates Less